ROCKVILLE, MD – Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a ...

Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising ...

Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food ...

Scientists created a tool to study individual phytoplankton, helping predict climate effects and ocean health changes.

Small fish, crustaceans, and zooplankton feed on phytoplankton. Those creatures are then eaten by larger fish and corals, which, in turn become food for top ocean predators like sharks.

They may not look as impressive as whales or sharks ... Plankton also has an environmental super-power. Like plants on land, phytoplankton takes in carbon dioxide and produces oxygen.

Dickey, Mercer and their colleagues used phytoplankton, which are microscopic, single-celled plant-like organisms, and their external microbiomes as a tractable model system. By manipulating host ...